Providing display outputs responsive to record data

Abstract

Access to a device that is associated with a display such as a visual projection device, is permitted based on data included in data bearing records. The device operates as a receiver and has an address associated with receiver circuitry in the device. The device operates to generate at least one data bearing record including a quick connect code value that corresponds to the receiver device address. The quick connect code value in the data bearing record is used by a transmitter device to send wireless signals to the receiver device to produce visual outputs from the display associated with the receiver that correspond to current visual outputs from a display associated with the transmitter.

We claim: 
     
       1. Apparatus comprising:
 a system permitting access to a receiver display responsive to data included in at least one data bearing record, 
 including: 
 a receiver comprising a video projector or a video monitor, wherein the receiver includes
 at least one receiver input device, 
 at least one receiver output device including a receiver display of the video projector or video monitor, 
 receiver circuitry, 
 wherein the receiver circuitry is in operative connection with the at least one receiver input device and the receiver display, and is operative to
 enable communication by the receiver circuitry in a network, wherein the receiver circuitry is associated in the network with a network address, 
 
 
 a transmitter comprising a mobile phone, laptop or a tablet, wherein the transmitter includes
 at least one transmitter input device, 
 at least one transmitter output device including at least one transmitter display of the mobile phone, laptop or tablet, 
 transmitter circuitry, 
 wherein the transmitter circuitry is in operative connection with the transmitter display and the at least one transmitter input device, and is operative to enable communication by the transmitter circuitry in the network, 
 
 wherein the receiver circuitry is configured to cause
 responsive at least in part to at least one input through the at least one receiver input device and the network address, generation of a quick connect (QC) code value, wherein the QC code value corresponds to the network address but includes less characters than the network address, 
 the QC code value to be included in at least one data bearing record, 
 the at least one data bearing record to be output through the at least one receiver output device, 
 the receipt of network signals in the network by the receiver circuitry at the network address, and 
 the network signals to be used by the receiver circuitry to produce receiver display signals usable to cause visual outputs through the at least one receiver display, 
 
 wherein the transmitter circuitry is configured to cause
 responsive at least in part to receipt of the QC code value, the network address associated with the receiver circuitry to be resolved, 
 transmitter network signals to be produced corresponding to current transmitter display outputs through the transmitter display, and 
 transmitter network signals to be sent to the network address, 
 
 wherein the receiver display is enabled to provide visual outputs through the receiver display that correspond to the current transmitter display outputs. 
 
     
     
       2. A method comprising:
 (a) receiving through an input device of a receiver including a receiver display and receiver circuitry, at least one input, wherein the receiver comprises a video projector or a video monitor, 
 (b) operating the receiver circuitry responsive at least in part to the at least one input, to generate a QC code value, which QC code value corresponds to a network address of the receiver circuitry, but which includes less characters than the network address, 
 (c) operating the receiver circuitry to produce at least one data bearing record output through a receiver display of the video projector or video monitor, the at least one data bearing record including the QC code value, 
 (d) operating the receiver circuitry to receive network signals at the network address in a network from a transmitter comprising a mobile phone, laptop or a tablet and including a transmitter display, wherein transmitter circuitry of the transmitter is operative to resolve the network address responsive at least in part to the QC code value, and wherein the network signals correspond to current transmitter visual outputs from the transmitter display, 
 (e) operating the receiver circuitry to cause visual outputs corresponding to the current transmitter visual outputs from the transmitter display to be concurrently visually output through the receiver display. 
 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 2 
 wherein in (b) generating the QC code value includes base encoding the network address. 
 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 3  and further comprising:
 prior to (d) 
 (f)(i) receiving through at least one input device of the transmitter, the QC code value included in the at least one data bearing record, 
 (f)(ii) operating the transmitter circuitry to resolve the network address of the receiver circuitry responsive at least in part to the QC code value, 
 (f)(iii) operating the transmitter circuitry to send the transmitter network signals corresponding to the current transmitter visual outputs to the network address. 
 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 4 
 wherein in (f)(iii) the transmitter network signals are transmitted wirelessly. 
 
     
     
       6. At least one non-transitory medium including instructions which are executable by circuitry to carry out operations comprising:
 with transmitter circuitry associated with a transmitter comprising a mobile phone, a laptop or a tablet which includes a transmitter display, to cause 
 (a) the transmitter circuitry to receive a QC code value through at least one transmitter input device associated with the transmitter, wherein the QC code value has been output by an output device of a receiver comprising a video projector or a display monitor which includes a receiver display, 
 (b) the transmitter circuitry to resolve a network address associated with receiver circuitry of the receiver responsive at least in part to the QC code value, 
 (c) the transmitter circuitry to generate network signals corresponding to current visual outputs from the transmitter display, and 
 (d) the transmitter circuitry to send the network signals to the network address associated with the receiver circuitry,
 wherein the receiver circuitry is operative to receive the network signals from the transmitter at the network address, which network signals are usable by the receiver circuitry to produce receiver visual outputs through the receiver display which receiver visual outputs correspond to the concurrent visual outputs from the transmitter display. 
 
 
     
     
       7. The at least one medium according to  claim 6  wherein the operations further include
 with the receiver circuitry associated with the receiver, to cause 
 (e) responsive to at least one input through at least one input device of the receiver, the receiver circuitry to generate the QC code value, wherein the QC code value corresponds to the network address at which the receiver circuitry receives the network signals which the receiver circuitry uses to produce receiver visual outputs through the receiver display, 
 (f) the receiver circuitry to output the QC value code through an output device of the receiver. 
 
     
     
       8. At least one non-transitory medium including instructions which are executable circuitry to carryout operations comprising:
 with receiver circuitry associated with a receiver comprising at least one of a video projector or a video monitor including a receiver display, to cause 
 (a) responsive to at least one input through at least one input device of the receiver, the receiver circuitry to generate a QC code value, wherein the QC code value corresponds to a network address at which the receiver circuitry receives network signals which the receiver circuitry uses to produce receiver visual outputs through the receiver display, 
 (b) the receiver circuitry to generate at least one data bearing record that includes the QC code value, 
 (c) the receiver circuitry to output the at least one data bearing record through an output device associated with the receiver, 
 wherein in (a) the network signals correspond to current transmitter visual outputs through a transmitter display of a transmitter, which transmitter comprises a mobile phone, a laptop or a tablet that includes the transmitter display, wherein the transmitter includes transmitter circuitry that receives the QC code value included in the at least one data bearing record and utilizes the QC code value to resolve the network address, and which transmitter circuitry generates the network signals corresponding to the current transmitter visual outputs from the transmitter display and sends them to the network address whereby the receiver visual outputs from the receiver display correspond to the concurrent transmitter visual outputs. 
 
     
     
       9. The at least one medium according to  claim 8  wherein the operations further include
 with the transmitter circuitry associated with the transmitter, to cause 
 (d) the transmitter circuitry to receive the QC code value included in the at least one data bearing record through at least one transmitter input device associated with the transmitter, 
 (e) the transmitter circuitry to resolve the network address associated with the receiver circuitry responsive at least in part to the QC code value, 
 (f) the transmitter circuitry to generate the network signals corresponding to the current transmitter visual outputs, and 
 (g) the transmitter circuitry to send the network signals to the network address. 
 
     
     
       10. Apparatus comprising:
 a system permitting access to a video projector display, 
 including: 
 a video projector, wherein the video projector includes at least one video projector input device,
 at least one video projector output device including the video projector display and, 
 video projector circuitry, 
 wherein the video projector circuitry is in operative connection with the at least one video projector input device and the at least one video projector output device, and is operative to enable communication by the video projector circuitry in a network, wherein the video projector circuitry is associated in the network with a network address, 
 
 a mobile phone, wherein the mobile phone includes
 at least one mobile phone input device, 
 at least one mobile phone output device including a mobile phone display, 
 mobile phone circuitry, 
 wherein the mobile phone circuitry is in operative connection with the mobile phone display and the at least one mobile phone input device, and is operative to enable communication by the mobile phone circuitry in the network, 
 
 wherein the video projector circuitry is configured to cause
 responsive at least in part to at least one input through the at least one video projector input device and the network address, generation of a quick connect (QC) code value, wherein the QC code value corresponds to the network address but includes less characters than the network address, 
 the QC code to be output through the at least one video projector output device, 
 the receipt of network signals in the network by the video projector circuitry at the network address, and 
 the network signals to be used by the video projector circuitry to produce video projector display signals usable to cause visual outputs through the video projector display, 
 
 wherein the mobile phone circuitry is configured to cause
 responsive at least in part to receipt of the QC code value, the network address associated with the video projector circuitry to be resolved, 
 mobile phone network signals to be produced corresponding to current mobile phone display outputs through the mobile phone display, and 
 mobile phone network signals to be sent to the network address, 
 wherein the video projector display is enabled to provide visual outputs corresponding to the current mobile phone display outputs. 
 
 
     
     
       11. The apparatus according to  claim 10 
 wherein the network address includes only numerical characters and the QC code value includes alphabetical and numerical characters. 
 
     
     
       12. The apparatus according to  claim 10 
 wherein the QC code value is produced by the video projector circuitry through base encoding of the network address. 
 
     
     
       13. The apparatus according to  claim 10  wherein the QC code value is produced by base30 encoding the network address. 
     
     
       14. The apparatus according to  claim 10 
 wherein the QC code value is output through the video projector display. 
 
     
     
       15. The apparatus according to  claim 14 
 wherein the at least one mobile phone input device comprises a camera, and 
 wherein the QC code value is provided to the mobile phone circuitry through operation of the camera. 
 
     
     
       16. The apparatus according to  claim 14 
 wherein the at least one video projector input device comprises a video projector keypad, and wherein the video projector circuitry is operative to output the QC code value responsive to at least one input through the video projector keypad. 
 
     
     
       17. The apparatus according to  claim 14 
 wherein the at least one video projector input device includes a video projector microphone, and wherein the video projector circuitry is operative to recognize a word command corresponding to sounds received by the microphone, and wherein the QC code value is resolved by the video projector circuitry responsive at least in part to the received word command. 
 
     
     
       18. The apparatus according to  claim 14 
 wherein the network comprises a wireless network and the mobile phone network signals include wireless signals. 
 
     
     
       19. The apparatus according to  claim 18 
 wherein the mobile phone network signals include at least one of Bluetooth signals and NFC signals. 
 
     
     
       20. The apparatus according to  claim 14 
 wherein the at least one video projector output device includes a video projector audio speaker, 
 and wherein the at least one mobile phone output device includes a mobile phone audio speaker, 
 and wherein the mobile phone audio outputs from the mobile phone audio speaker are output concurrently with the current mobile phone display outputs, 
 wherein the mobile phone network signals are additionally operative to cause the video projector circuitry to cause audio outputs corresponding to the mobile phone audio outputs to be output from the video projector audio speaker. 
 
     
     
       21. The apparatus according to  claim 20 
 wherein the mobile phone circuitry is associated with a mobile phone network address, and wherein the mobile phone network signals include data corresponding to the mobile phone network address, 
 wherein the video projector circuitry is operative to
 resolve the mobile phone network address responsive at least in part to the mobile phone network signals, and 
 cause at least one video projector network signal to be sent to the mobile phone circuitry through the network to the mobile phone network address. 
 
 
     
     
       22. The apparatus according to  claim 21 
 wherein the mobile phone circuitry is operative responsive at least in part to the at least one video projector network signal to send further mobile phone network signals to the video projector circuitry. 
 
     
     
       23. The apparatus according to  claim 10 
 wherein the QC code value is output through the video projector display, and the at least one mobile phone input device comprises a mobile phone keypad, and wherein the QC code value is provided to the mobile phone circuitry through at least one input through the mobile phone keypad.